{"id":7101,"date":"2025-05-25T11:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7101"},"modified":"2025-05-25T11:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:50:31","slug":"scratching-a-long-time-itch-fire-extinguishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7101","title":{"rendered":"Scratching a  long time itch &#8211; Fire Extinguishers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Way back in 2010 for my first 7mm scale build an LMS Period One Full Brake, I scratch built a full interior from brass. As part of that interior detailing I made a couple of fire extinguishers, not having a lathe at that time I made them from brass tube and other bits and pieces finishing them with a couple of 4mm scale etched plates that I had in my spares box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-LMS-BG-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-LMS-BG-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7102\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-LMS-BG-002.jpg 426w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-LMS-BG-002-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I fitted on in the coach and the other sat in my spares box for a long time. I can only assume that I fitted it to a brake van at some point because I can&#8217;t find it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made them from tube etc. because that&#8217;s the only way that I could see to make one up and I was really pleased with the result. However since then I have had a longstanding itch to make one of the tapered\/cone type fire extinguishers. My recent success with the oil cas prompted me to have a go. I found a few photos and had a go. The first attempt wasn&#8217;t that great because my rivets were to pronounced so I changed the punch on my rivet press and had another go. This time I was happy and although they look big in the photos because that are massively magnified they do look the part when viewed at normal distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"921\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7103\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0001.jpg 685w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0001-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fire Extinguisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0002-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"885\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0002-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7104\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0002-1.jpg 655w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0002-1-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fire Extinguisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"870\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0003.jpg 726w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0003-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fire-Extinguisher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fire-Extinguisher-1024x951.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7106\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fire-Extinguisher-1024x951.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fire-Extinguisher-300x279.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fire-Extinguisher-768x713.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fire-Extinguisher-323x300.jpg 323w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fire-Extinguisher.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fire Extinguisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Way back in 2010 for my first 7mm scale build an LMS Period One Full Brake, I scratch built a full interior from brass. 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